Brett Ruppel

RNGD

Brett Ruppel

Chief Construction Officer and Head of Infrastructure
RNGD

RNGD’s presence in the NOLA construction market since 2013 has produced projects that have impacted hotels, restaurants, tourists, upscale retail, workforce housing, industrial warehousing and the film industry. The company expanded into the civil/infrastructure market in 2015 and continues to affect anyone driving on a NOLA street through its participation in the Joint Infrastructure Recovery Roads (JIRR) program rebuilding the streets of New Orleans from damage caused post Hurricane Katrina.

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Notable RNGD projects include Hotel St. Vincent, Maison Métier, Canal Boulevard reconstruction from Allen Toussaint to Amethyst Street, SLS Studios, Propel Business Park, and numerous blocks and streets under the JIRR Program.

What are you most excited about in the coming year? I’m most excited about impacting the lives of New Orleans residents through improved streets, new water/sewer/drainage utilities on projects. This includes building one of the first watershed projects that is intended to catch and store rainwater before it overloads the existing drainage systems. RNGD is building a new bridge at DeSaix Boulevard to span Bayou St. John, connecting City Park, the Fair Grounds, and the walking/cycling path that runs to Lake Pontchartrain.

What is the biggest challenge facing your industry today? Most companies would say workforce challenges are top of the list. I don’t agree. We run a great company and provide opportunities for all. The idea that today’s workers don’t want to work is a common falsehood that is continually perpetuated throughout all industries. Provide a platform that challenges and provides opportunities, and your biggest challenge will be getting enough work, not creating a great working environment. We prove it every day.

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